Forstner Surname
Approximately 7,058 people bear this surname
Forstner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,182 | 1:25,300 | 3,355 |
| Austria | 2,462 | 1:3,459 | 340 |
| United States | 858 | 1:422,446 | 36,582 |
| Hungary | 132 | 1:74,366 | 7,547 |
| Slovenia | 75 | 1:33,169 | 6,528 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Poland | 36 | 1:1,055,799 | 73,637 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
The alternate forms: Förstner (903) & Forštner (130) are calculated separately.
Forstner Demographics
Average Forstner Salary in
United States
$46,345 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forstner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forstner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forstner (Russian: Форстнер) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Förstner or Forštner. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forstner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 70,089th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,032,523 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Forstner live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,182 people, or 1 in 25,300. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 75 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Forstner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Forstner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,716 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Forstner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Forstner surname are 5.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.73% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Forstner earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $67,287 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Forstner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forstner in the Russian language | ||
| Форстнер | forstner | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forstner
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